The Shogh Sunday Bulletin Issue # 251 -June 9, 2024

- SHOGH

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

EVE OF THE FAST OF ST. GREGORY THE ILLUMINATOR

SYNAXIS READINGS

ISAIAH 1:2-15

ROM. 6:12-23

MATTHEW. 12:1-8

Morning Service at 9:30 am

Divine Liturgy at 10:30 am

Celebrated by:

REV. FR. HAYARI TANASHIAN

Pastor’sAssistant

Choirmaster: Dn. Shahe Altounian

Organist: Mrs. Sona Artinian

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ROMANS 6:12-23

Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. 14For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.

15What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace?Bynomeans!16Don’tyouknowthatwhenyouofferyourselvesto someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. 18You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

19I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to

righteousness leading to holiness. 20When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. 21What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! 22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. 23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in b Christ Jesus our Lord.

MATTHEW. 12:1-8

At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciplesaredoingwhatisunlawfulontheSabbath.”

He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests. Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are innocent? I tell you that something greater than the temple is here. 7If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. 8For the Son of Man is LordoftheSabbath.”

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Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of waterwellinguptoeternallife.”

(John4:13-14)

EVE OF THE FAST OF ST. GREGORY THE ILLUMINATOR

This Sunday, June 9, is the Eve of The Fast of St. Gregory the Illuminator. This fast starts from Monday to Friday (June 10- 14) and is dedicated to the Feast of Discovery of the Relics of St. Gregory the Illuminator (this year June 15). During this fast feast days are permitted. The relics of St. Gregory the Illuminator are one of the most significant relics of all Christian churches.

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FEAST OF DISCOVERY OF THE RELICS OF ST. GREGORY THE ILLUMINATOR

On June 15th, the Armenian Church commemorates one of the three feast days dedicated to St. Gregory the Illuminator: the discovery of his relics. His principle feast by all Christians is celebrated on September 30th.

St. Gregory is considered to be the “Apostle of Armenia.” After years of evangelizing, St. Gregory sought solitude and an ascetic life. He chose a cave on Mount Sebouh as his dwelling place. It was here that Gregory died alone around 328 AD, some say after seven years of solitude. Shepherds found his body and without realizing who he was buried him under a pile of stones. Later a hermit, Garnik of Basen, who had been a disciple of St. Gregory, saw a vision and went to Mount Sebouh where he found the site of Gregory’s burial. He took the remains to the village of Thortan for burial, where King Drtad was buried. The discovery by Garnik is placed in the reign of Emperor Zeno (474-491), though this is contested by some scholars.

The relics of St. Gregory the Illuminator are one of our most revered within the Armenian Church, as well as all Christian Churches.

Following their discovery, some were taken to various places for safekeeping, among them Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), Byzantium, and Italy. The Right Hand of the Saint, preserved in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, is one of the most important sanctities of the Armenian Church, and is used by the Catholicos of All Armenians during the blessing of the Holy Chrism (Muron). To commemorate the day, Divine Liturgy is celebrated in our Churches.

Requested By

Dr. Odette Abrahamians and Dr. Vahik Naderiani

Mr. & Mrs. Mike and Violet Saydam

Mr. & Mrs. Alex and Verjik Abrahamians

Dr. Nastia and Dr. Gevork Mnatzakanian and Family

Dr. Larisa and Mr. Leo Gharapetian and Family

Azizians and Djelalian Families

In Memory of Their Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother & Relative

THE LATE HELEN ABRAHAMIANS

On the 1st Anniversary of her passing

Requested by

Mr. & Mrs. Harmik and Nune Manukyan

Davit, Daniel and Maria Manukyan

Mrs. Yeranouhi Verdian

In Memory of

THE LATE ASLAN MANUKYAN

On the 30th anniversary of his passing

THE LATE VAHRAM VERDIAN

On the 18th anniversary of his passing

THE LATE KARAPET GHAZARYAN

On the 46th anniversary of his passing

THE LATE YURI ALEXANDRYAN

On the 31st anniversary of his passing

As well as in memory of all departed souls of the Verdian, Manukyan and Ghazaryan Families

List of Donations June 1- 7, 2024

CHURCH RENOVATION FUND

Mr. & Mrs. Harutyun & Rita Yacoubian $100

GENERAL

Mr. & Mrs. Gurgen and Jaklin Nazari $500

Mrs. Gayane Mkrtchyan $100

Ms. Sarine Khanemirian $75

Mr. Hrayr Tadevosyan $100

Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Patricia Tighe $50 (Newborn Baby Blessing)

VISITATION COMMITTEE OF WOMEN’S GUILD

Mr. & Mrs. Berdj & Rose Marie Tanielian $200

LOUMA

Mr. & Mrs. Avedis & Ardemis Moushian $100

Mrs. Sonia Artinian $50

Mr. & Mrs. Rostom & Vivian Mirzoyan $50

Mr. Sasoon Manoukian $50

ST. SAHAG & ST. MESROB ARMENIAN SATURDAY SCHOOL

Mrs. Maria Apelian-Boyadjian $20

Mrs. Seta Kassabian $50

Mr. Vahan Mouradkhanyan $50

Mr. Shahen Ananyan $50

Mr. & Mrs. Zadeek & Seta Hettan Gorgisian $100

Mrs. Arevik Martirosyan $20

Mrs. Ani Sarvarian $100

IN MEMORY OF THE LATE HELEN ABRAHAMIANS

Dr. Odette Abrahamians, Mrs. Violet Saydam, Mr. Alex Abrahamians

$200

Dr. Odette Abrahamians, Mrs. Violet Saydam, Mr. Alex Abrahamians

$250 (Women's Guild)

THEIR BELOVED DEPARTED SOULS

Ms Payloun Movsessian $100 Donations

APPRECIATION

We thank all our donors for supporting Holy Trinity Armenian Church through their heartfelt donations. If you prefer to stay anonymous, please contact the Church office and inform the administration.

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Vicar of Armenian Church Canadian Diocese and Parish Priest Rev. Archpriest Fr. Zareh Zargarian

Pastor’s Assistant Rev. Fr. Hayari Tanashian

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